Hospital Advanced Practice Professional

Cost Center: 253 Phy Svcs General Medicine • Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 • Work Shift: Shift & Status

About the role

As a Hospital Advanced Practice Professional at Pine Rest, you’ll be part of a tight-knit team that believes in the healing power of your expertise and compassion. You’ll provide subsequent care and medication management to child, adolescent, and adult patients in a hospital setting and will collaborate with treatment staff regarding care and treatment of shared clients between programs. The Hospital Advanced Practice Professional must demonstrate excellent customer service and have enthusiasm about the program and the Pine Rest organization. Our Hospital Advanced Practice Professionals are driven to make an impact in the lives of those we serve and are motivated by the healing they witness first-hand each day. They are dedicated to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to clients and families through medication monitoring, education of medication purpose/side effects, diagnosis, and treatment options.
• Work in various clinical settings with diverse patient populations.
• Provide a safe and secure environment for patients and staff in both individual and group settings.
• Obtain relevant health histories as needed.
• Order and interpret findings of relevant diagnostic and laboratory tests required for the evaluation of complaints.
• Identify presentations of medical disorders and related health problems.
• Develop differential diagnosis and work with the client, family, and multidisciplinary behavioral health team to facilitate treatment.
• Prescribe medications based on clinical indicators.
• Assist with identifying, obtaining, and maintaining community linkages to necessary services in conjunction with multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in clinical staffing and case consultations.
• Participate in clinical supervision and consultation with collaborating physician.
• Establish a presumptive diagnosis, perform the general workup of the patient, and be responsible under the physician's supervision for the management of the patient's problems following diagnosis.
• Conduct patient intake and complete medical history.
• Conduct physical exams as necessary and diagnose acute physical conditions or diseases.
• Manage chronic diseases.
• Make complete entries in the medical record, write orders, and record progress notes.
• Initiate appropriate laboratory, radiologic, and special examinations or tests required for the evaluation of complaints.
• Monitor vital signs as reported by the unit.
• Provide counseling and instruction to patients regarding the patient's health-related problems.
• As indicated by training and experience, perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as directed by the supervising physician or designee.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Michigan.
• Certified in one of the following:
  • ANA certification exam in a nursing specialty field
  • National Certification Corporation (NCC)
  • National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Associates
• MSN or DNP in clinical and administrative nursing, or similar.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
• 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
• Generous PTO for full and part time employees
• Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
• Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
• Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members